All articles tagged with #ivf
Bunnie Xo says meeting her stepdaughter Bailee Ann felt like seeing a younger version of herself, noting their lives run parallel through addiction and growth. She also shares that she and Jelly Roll are moving forward with an IVF journey and have a surrogate, with hopes of expanding their family and possibly welcoming twins.
Jelly Roll and his wife Bunnie Xo reveal they’re advancing their long-running fertility journey: after publicly discussing IVF, they’ve found a surrogate and will begin IVF stimulation with the aim of welcoming twins, hoping to raise them in a loving home; the couple also share custody of Jelly Roll’s two older children from previous relationships and have long talked about providing the best life for their future family.
Bunnie Xo reveals she and Jelly Roll have a surrogate and plan IVF stim cycles to welcome twins, detailing their hopes to grow their family and how the journey has shaped them as a couple and as a voice for others going through IVF.
The Ethicist argues that using IVF with preimplantation genetic testing to avoid CF‑risk embryos can be ethically permissible, since selecting embryos is about health states rather than devaluing existing people. While the term “eugenics” is loaded, the key is whether such selection expresses contempt for those with the condition. Personal motives (like wanting a daughter) should be weighed carefully, and the analysis acknowledges the limits of genetic testing and the importance of valuing the current child while considering future risks.
An international study warns that the space environment—microgravity, cosmic radiation, and circadian disruption—poses risks to fertility and pregnancy, highlighting a lack of standardized policies for reproductive health in space as commercial and governmental missions expand. Researchers call for urgent international collaboration to establish ethical guidelines and protective standards for astronauts, noting that assisted reproductive technologies could assist future research but have not enabled human pregnancy in space.
After losing their beloved cat Skye to heart disease, Kareem Khalil and Fifi Furrha began visiting her grave regularly. On one visit a stray white cat approached and sat in Khalil’s lap, a moment they felt offered comfort amid sorrow. Around the same time, Fifi learned she was pregnant via IVF, and veterinarians later revealed the stray cat was pregnant with seven kittens. The couple fostered the cemetery cat and brought her home, expanding their family to include their son Taj, three cats (Chase, Kai, and Princess), and a baby girl on the way, all while sharing their journey with millions online.
Kareem Khalil and Fifi Furrha, known online as dontstopmeowing, mourn their cat Skye after her hypertrophic cardiomyopathy death and visit her grave weekly. On one visit, a stray white cat approached, sat in Khalil’s lap, and seemed to offer comfort. The cat was pregnant with seven kittens, so the couple fostered her and brought Princess home, joining their three cats and expanding their family. Coincidentally, the couple had become pregnant via IVF and are expecting a baby girl, as they continue to share their life with millions of followers.
A preschool teacher diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy faced infertility until IVF yielded twins. Despite warnings that carrying twins could be fatal given her heart condition, Abby Wood was monitored closely by cardiologists and obstetricians at Massachusetts General Hospital and delivered twins Simon and Clive on Christmas Eve 2024. She later improved after an ablation addressed heart flutters and now enjoys life at home with her sons, considering a return to teaching.
A Nature study analyzing 139,416 IVF embryos from 22,850 parental sets links maternal genetic variants to increased risk of embryonic chromosomal abnormalities (aneuploidy) that cause miscarriage; strongest ties involve meiotic genes such as SMC1B and others (C14orf39, CCNB1IP1, RNF212). While larger sample sizes clarify how inherited differences in meiosis influence risk, predicting individual outcomes remains difficult due to multiple factors beyond genetics. The work may inform reproductive genetics and drug development.
In the Bay Area, fertility doctor Aimee Eyvazzadeh—nicknamed the Egg Whisperer—builds a high-touch, concierge-style practice for patients, often in their early 40s or 50s, offering egg-freezing and IVF plus experimental therapies like PRP and ‘kissing your ovaries,’ with steep costs and limited insurer involvement, reflecting how tech-centric regions are expanding fertility options while drawing skepticism about unproven treatments.
On Amy Poehler’s Good Hang, Claire Danes reveals she had a meltdown when she found out she was pregnant at 44, crying convulsively to her OB/GYN after calculating the odds of natural conception at that age (less than 1%). She notes this third pregnancy came after a long infertility journey that included IVF for her second child, Rowan, making the surprise arrival a later‑in‑life but joyful addition to her family.
Claire Danes revealed on podcasts that she learned she was pregnant with her third child at 43 after two rounds of IVF, describing the moment as a tearful meltdown and later recounting feelings of shame about late-in-life pregnancy. She notes her children are spaced nearly five years apart: Cyrus (12), Rowan (7), and Shay (3).
Scientists have developed a technique to 'rejuvenate' aging human eggs by supplementing them with a protein called Shugoshin 1, which reduces genetic errors linked to age, potentially improving IVF success rates for older women. The method involves microinjections that nearly halve the rate of chromosome abnormalities, offering hope for more effective fertility treatments, especially for women over 35.
A maternal-fetal medicine doctor reflects on the emotional and physical toll of pregnancy loss, especially among women over 35 who have undergone IVF, highlighting the profound grief and questions about timing that many women face after experiencing such tragedies.
A couple who began IVF treatment on Christmas Day after years of infertility and medical challenges successfully welcomed a baby boy after an 11-year struggle, celebrating their miracle during the holiday season.